OPPORTUNITY INTERNATIONAL UNITED KINGDOM
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity achieved a surplus for the year, with total income increasing to £3.1m and total expenditure decreasing to £2.8m. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves are held at a level equivalent to eight months of budgeted operating expenditure, which falls within the stated policy target of 6 to 12 months. The charity maintains a strong cash position with £4.6m in cash and cash equivalents.
What the accounts disclose
“OIUK aims to maintain unrestricted reserves equivalent to between 6 and 12 months of budgeted operating expenditure, plus an allowance for any committed match funding obligations arising from signed donor contracts.”
“Trustees donated £36,425 (2024: £20,527) to OIUK during the year. No trustee or any connected person received any remuneration, reimbursement of expenses or payment for services from the Charity during the year ended 2025 (2024: nil). Annual cost of trustee indemnity insurance is £1,500). OIUK has not transferred any funds to OMIL (2024: £nil). Opportunity International US is an affiliate of Opportunity Global that is not a related party as defined in FRS102.” — page 22
“Opportunity Microfinance Investments Limited (OMIL), a wholly owned subsidiary”
Leadership, per the charity’s website
- Busola Sodeinde — Chair of Trustees
Funders the charity credits
- Rotary Great Britain and Ireland
- The Career Innovation Company
- Challenge Fund for Youth Employment
- Swiss Capacity Building Facility
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)
Trustees
- David Charles Irving Thomson
- David John Burndred
- Eugenia Ama Adofo
- Michael Thomas Andrew Gough
- OLUBUSOLA SODEINDE
- Roger Mark Witcomb
- Samantha Bamert
- Simon Benedict Martin
- Tabitha Eccles
- Tineyi Emmanuel Mawocha
- Wioletta Barwicka-Lofthouse
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/12/2025 | £3.1m | £2.7m |
| 31/12/2024 | £1.8m | £3.3m |
| 31/12/2023 | £2.7m | £2.8m |
| 31/12/2022 | £2.6m | £4.1m |
| 31/12/2021 | £4.3m | £3.0m |
Common questions
Is OPPORTUNITY INTERNATIONAL UNITED KINGDOM financially healthy?
The accounts state that the charity achieved a surplus for the year, with total income increasing to £3.1m and total expenditure decreasing to £2.8m. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves are held at a level equivalent to eight months of budgeted operating expenditure, which falls within the stated policy target of 6 to 12 months. The charity maintains a strong cash position with £4.6m in cash and cash equivalents. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Forvis Mazars LLP.
Who funds OPPORTUNITY INTERNATIONAL UNITED KINGDOM?
Funders whose own accounts filings name OPPORTUNITY INTERNATIONAL UNITED KINGDOM as a grant recipient include BRITISH HUMANE ASSOCIATION.
Known funders
| Funder | Year | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| BRITISH HUMANE ASSOCIATION | FY2025 | — |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| M B FOUNDATION (ALSO KNOWN AS MOSSAD HORAV MOSHE ARYEH HALEVY) | 1 | £490k |
| EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY FOUNDATION | 1 | £90k |
| BLISS FAMILY CHARITY | 1 | £82k |
| THE HEADLEY TRUST | 1 | £57k |
| HALCROW FOUNDATION | 1 | £57k |
| THE COLES-MEDLOCK FOUNDATION | 1 | £40k |
| THE BEATRICE GILMORE CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £27k |
| ALLAN AND NESTA FERGUSON CHARITABLE SETTLEMENT | 1 | £25k |